SASA Works
Alchemy and Form
A collection of furniture and interior objects rooted in the rawness and refinement of nature
Alchemy and Form, the debut solo exhibition by London-based practice SASA Works, is a collection of furniture and interior objects rooted in the rawness and refinement of nature. For artist, designer and craftsman Craig Bamford, SASA’s founder, chaos and perfection go hand-in-hand in the natural world. Within this paradigm, Bamford sees artistic creation using organic matter as a journey inward. His creative practice becomes a spiritual pursuit, guided by process, presence and intuition.
SASA’s creations are born out of a reverence for materiality, with pieces emerging organically out of the sources from which they are made. They range from the weighty and elemental to the light and cosmic, composed using wood, metal, beeswax and fabric, often shaping the transience of the organic into objects that will endure. In his processes, Bamford draws on ancient and ancestral ways of making, from handcarving to cuttlebone casting, working with some pieces for many years before they arrive at the point of being finished.
With Alchemy and Form, SASA Works and Blue Mountain School present a new collection of pieces that have taken shape in response to their surroundings. Hearth is a grounded, elemental table shaped from a piece of 500-year-old Scottish oak, a bowl carved into its upper surface in a nod towards ceremonial gathering. Atai, meanwhile, is a sculptural, kinetic light piece, constructed with hand-beaten brass, copper and silver.
Throughout the exhibition, works gesture to the earth and cosmology, drawing gently on myths and folklore that unfolded before our arrival and that will be recounted for generations to come. Within the container of Blue Mountain School’s intersecting spaces, these objects and their material sources also speak to one another, a chorus defined by nature in all its magnitude and mystery.
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Works With Context
Now featured in the Blue Mountain School online Library, Works With Context invites us deeper into SASA’s thoughtful practice. This guided, narrative-based journey expands our understanding of the exhibition, revealing the myths, stories, and spiritual presence woven into the objects on display.
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